| Odyssea | |
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| Odyssea mucronata from Masirah Island, Omani territory in the Arabian Sea | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Chloridoideae |
| Tribe: | Cynodonteae |
| Subtribe: | Aeluropodinae |
| Genus: | Odyssea Stapf |
| Type species | |
| Odyssea paucinervis Stapf | |
Odyssea is a genus of African and Arabian plants in the grass family.
The genus is named after the ancient Greek tale "The Odyssey," in allusion to the long journey the type species has been taken through nine genera before settling in this one.
- Species
- Odyssea mucronata (Forssk.) Stapf - Eritrea, Somalia, Yemen, possibly Saudi Arabia
- Odyssea paucinervis (Nees) Stapf - Zaire, Somalia, Tanzania, Angola, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Cape Province, Namibia, Limpopo, Mpumalanga
- formerly included
see Psilolemma
- Odyssea jaegeri - Psilolemma jaegeri
References
- ^ Stapf, Otto. 1922. Hooker's Icones Plantarum 31: plate 3100 and 3 subsequent text pages
- Tropicos, Odyssea Stapf
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
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| Odyssea | |
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